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So You're Going to Be a Father(1947)
Status: Released
Date: 1947-05-10
55%
4 Votes
Time: 0h 11m
Overview:
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Richard L. Bare Productions
Movie: So You're Going to Be a Father
Top 8 Billed Cast
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes / Josephine McDoakes
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Jane Harker
Alice McDoakes (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Swami Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Edward Gargan
Pie Truck Driver (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Doctor (uncredited)
Leo White
Psychiatric Ward Doctor (uncredited)
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Overview
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes goes through the problems and anxieties of becoming a new father.
Release Date
1947-05-10
Average
5.5
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